


See also Refrain From Assuming and Covered Up. Still, it guarantees an uphill battle against Fan Dumb for both bands. Another common version of this trope is the case of songs being credited to a band which are actually solo or side-project recordings by one or more of the band's members, or where a member works with another band. Or it might just be an honest mistake, where the two lead singers sound like each other. Also, after some artists gain a measure of mainstream success in a niche genre or Signature Style, all songs in that apparent genre or style are often misattributed to them. Often shows up due to mis-tagged files on file-sharing services, a small-scale Did Not Do the Research blossomed into widespread misinformation. And with good reason: the song was actually performed by someone else. You look all over Group A's discography trying to find it, but simply can't. So you've heard this song repeatedly, and you're utterly certain it's from Group A.
